Ah Via Musicom
by Eric Johnson

Ah Via Musicom by Eric Johnson
Year: 1990
Release date: 1990-02-28
Overall rank: 8,264th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 41 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1990 (112th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (1,319th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,264th)

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Ah Via Musicom rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,264th | 1990s rank: 1,319th | 1990 rank: 112th  Overall chart history
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2026 RockyRaccoonTop 46 Music Albums of 199020/463
2025 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 19903/1005
2025 psertzelTop 99 Greatest Music Albums89/999
2024 nitomanoTop 15 Music Albums of 19906/153
2023 TheDude85Top 100 Music Albums of 199058/1002
2023 FischmanTop 100 Greatest Music Albums26/10053
2022 rockbluesfolkjazBest Blues Rock Albums64/100 -
2022 MercuryTop 42 Music Albums of 199034/421
2022MOgnjenovicTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s99/1000
2022MOgnjenovicTop 20 Music Albums of 199010/203
2022 rockbluesfolkjazTop 75 Music Albums of 19904/755
2021 rockbluesfolkjazTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s2/10020
2020 UofTBluesTop 15 Music Albums of 19906/153
2020 nitomanoTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s89/1002
2020 StefanR10Top 100 Music Albums of 199086/1001
2019nohack99Top 100 Greatest Music Albums62/10010
2019 madsnylandTop 27 Music Albums of 199027/270
2019 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s8/10019
2018 FischmanBest Instrumental Guitar Albums1/20 -
2017 nitomanoBest Ever Albums 201-30010/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 28
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 152
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 41 votes)
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Someone commented that this album is not essential, peoples with "Britney Spears" in their personal collection should not have the right to comment, this album is a classic, for all those who love electric guitar, the drums simply does the correct in a kind of sound that the guitar will always be in the foreground, the vocals are very good, someone gifted with sharp perception and technique would not let "vocals downright embarassing", although this is not the main objective.Perfect melodies, wonderful chords, above average songs, all with technique and musicality, Eric Johnson is the guitar player of guitar players and this album is one of his highlights.
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95/100
Eric Johnson is one of the finest musicians ever to lace up a strat, and this is his finest album. EVERY cut is a winner; not a weak spot on the album except maybe relative to the opening cut which might just be the best guitar instrumental ever.
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65/100
Cliffs of Dover IS a beast of a song, but this is too uneven an affair to be referred to as a classic. The guitar playin' is top notch throughout, but the vocals are downright embarassing and the drums have a tendency to sound as if provided by a drum machine. Not essential.
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Cliffs of Dover is a beast of a song
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